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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Its a real shame that MCPS did absolutely nothing to try to make up the instructional time when the kids really need it now and not at the end of the year. They could have eliminated last week's "professional day" and the rest of the half days for the year. I spoke to a staff member at my daughter's school last week and found out that teachers did not even need to report to the school last Friday, but could "work" from home. I was shocked given how many days the kids have missed. It may not effect the elementary school kids, but the high school students are getting slammed by having the teachers throw the curriculum at them to get through it and it may impact students not having the right amount of time to prepare for AP exams etc. MCPS really messed up and now the kids will pay the price. The kids may have enjoyed playing in the snow, but the reality is that its not as if they had the choice to go to school, it was closed.[/quote]

+1000 I agree with this. (Though, I don't have a problem with teachers teleworking.) MCPS should have better continuity plans. If MCPS wasn't so backwards, they would have the ability to provide more materials outside of class and consistent on-line offerings. High school kids could continue working independently on snow days if MCPS wouldn't lock the curriculum behind their closed doors. A better plan would have been to move the marking periods to allow teachers and students to finish the work or to have work reduction plans in place.

For ES, it doesn't matter but for the upper grades there should be a better plan in 2014. [/quote]

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